Sylvester Stallone Reveals Plan for New Antagonist in „Tulsa King”: Andrew
In an exclusive conversation with Marina Hyde on The Rest is Entertainment podcast, Sylvester Stallone shared his vision for bringing Andrew Garfield into the Tulsa Kinguniverse. The actor plays Dwight the GeneralManfredi, a mafia capo building a criminal empire in Tulsa, Oklahoma. After a recent meeting with Garfield, Stallone was deeply impressed by their chemistry. He expressed a desire to see the actor in a more subtle antagonist role, far from the traditional bluntand clumsyvillain. Instead, he imagines a reflectiveadversary, possibly driven by artificial intelligence, a threat his character would be completely unprepared to face. This idea would bring a completely different dynamic to the series, which is now in its fourth season and has been a major success for Paramount+.
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Joe Miñoso Reflects on Emotional Farewell as Cruz on Chicago FireThe series Tulsa King,created by Taylor Sheridan, has been renewed for a fifth season, but production is already underway, making Stallone's proposal likely too late for the next season. However, if success continues and the creative team wants to extend, a sixth season could materialize this idea. Notably, alongside his lead role, Stallone is an executive producer and co-wrote several episodes, while Terence Winter and Dave Erickson serve as showrunners.
The mention of an AI-driventhreat is timely, not only due to technology's growing presence in daily life, but also in the context of the film Artificial,in which Garfield plays Sam Altman, co-founder and CEO of OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT. Reactions to the new film have been overwhelmingly positive, with critics calling it the best role of his career and positioning him as an Academy Award favorite. The film has a 95% Tomatometer score based on 40 reviews, ahead of its December 25 theatrical release.
The mention of an AI-driventhreat is
Bringing Garfield into Tulsa Kingwould be a rarity, as the actor is known primarily for films, though he has appeared in TV productions like two episodes of Doctor Whofrom the David Tennant era, the FX miniseries Under the Banner of Heaven,and the upcoming Apple TV series Wild Things. His career is marked by roles in The Social Network,an Oscar nomination for Hacksaw Ridge, Tick, Tick... Boom!, and his portrayal of Spider-Man/Peter Parker in The Amazing Spider-Manand Spider-Man: No Way Home. More recently, he starred in After the Hunt, The Magic Faraway Tree,and The Uprising. If Garfield joins the cast, he will
If Garfield joins the cast, he will join a leading cast that, besides Stallone and Samuel L. Jackson (who plays Russell Lee Washington Jr. in the Frisco Kingspin-off), includes Frank Grillo, Robert Patrick, Andrea Savage, Martin Starr, Jay Will, Garrett Hedlund, Neal McDonough, and Kevin Pollak. Unlike other villains, who are usually aggressive mafia types, Stallone's proposal would bring a completely new approach, creating a challenge that Dwight will not handle well.
Additional Details: - Release Date: November 13, 2022 - Platform: Paramount+ - Showrunners: Dave Erickson, Terence Winter - Directors: Allen Coulter, Benjamin Semanoff, David Semel, Guy Ferland, Joshua Marston, Kevin Dowling, Lodge Kerrigan, Jim McKay - Writers: Joseph Riccobene, David Flebotte, William Schmidt, Taylor Elmore, Tom Sierchio, Regina Corrado, Stephen Scaia, Terence Winter - Creator: Taylor Sheridan